On Saturday 26 May 2007 15:39, Mrugesh Karnik wrote:
On Saturday 26 May 2007 12:09:32 jtd wrote:
All these `freedom fighters' should not use Ubuntu. It provides access to non-free software.
what you daftly consider to be idealism is actually basic managment principle. Think deeply. Dont be swayed by the half brain ads, reports and studies bandied about by X perts and so very visible in the press. Every time someone uses closed software it's a bullet flying in your direction.
Excuse me? This is so irrelevant an answer.. And exactly my point. If these distros are not absolutely free, why do you use them? Use gnewsense or ututo. Why use or support Ubuntu?
You are twisting things. Ubuntu / RH / xyz provides access to non FOSS as an intermediate step to getting rid of non FOSS to the end user. OTOH u as a skilled IT person should be shouting hoarse about the pitfalls to your clients. The Microvell deal does not do any such thing. M$ says that it's secret sauce patents are being violated by "linux", and u can use only Novell Suse linux by paying for it or terminate usage in 180 days, failing which ...... Should M$ actually sue they will lose their patents, which is why they arent saying what are the patents.
Of course all this is moot in India and Europe for the moment.